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Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

The fine critique that appears in our
columns of one ofMiss Cleveland's later
novels is from the pen OF gifted South
ern lady residing In this state. Also the
"Plumage' article, whose author has
made some valued contributions to our
Journal, and who is ever welcome
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

Strange as it may seem this year there
will be in this city but one Or two houses
open to callers upon New Years dav.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

Gen. john A. LOGAN expired last
Sunday night at his residence in Wash
ington, D. c.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

" one OF the lovely winnino :.
people of the south the Baltjnso,ss' young
says: miss Winnie Davis , VIZ, ."
new York has been a series Of t', sa,; %
tTipmphs. It is not too much to : ,,S p' Zeal
she has received an ovation. There b ,n''
been several large receptions N nave
honor, and at the Junior Patriarcbs, h ~,
at pelm0nico's Tuesday night she r wa,
the observed of all observers. Her Ter w., naS
cess is tor the most part due to her sua..
face and winning maners, and tbe f,s.
that she is the daughter of the ore,t
Southern leader has served only as !,
means of introduction, Of course Mi,s
Davis, success has excited the envv of
some OF the New York bellies. and tbo
latter are now engaged in the generous
ana the hospltable task of trying to Gre.
ate public opinion against Miss Davi,
The attentions to the daughter Of a
rebel, was the remark of pretty girl at
the Delmonico ball Tuesday night whose
father made half a million as blockade
runner during the war. But this sort Of
talk does notrepresent the sentiment Of
society here toward Miss Davis and will
scarcely have any effect on public
opinion"
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

How the better tone OF the World re-.
CARDS man who will not defend an in
nocent woman can be observed in the
feeling in England against Gen. Butler,
a., VINO tailed to appear in a late important
law suit The refusal of this gentleman
to appear in defence of CHARGES made
against an innocent woman, caused
hesltancy in the verdict of the iurv that
came near bringing condemnation to the
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-01-01

Washington Irving who SO loved the
cheer of Christmas tide, thus speaks Of
an English Christmas.
Perhaps the impending holiday might
have given a more than usual animation
to the country, for it seemed to me as if
everybody was in good looks and good
spirits. Game, poultry, and other luxur-
les of the table, were in brisk circulation
in the villages; grocers', butchers, and
fruiterers' shops were thronged with
customers. The housewives were stir
ring briskly about, putting their dwell
ings in order; and the glossy branches
of holly, with their brighr-red berries
began TO appear at the windows Inc
scene brought to mind an ola writer )
account of Christmas preparations
"Now capons and hens. besides turkeys
geese and ducks, with beet and mutton
must all die-for in twelve days
multitude of people will notbe fed with a
little Now plumS and spice, sugar anu
honey, square it among pies and bTotn'
Now or never must music be in tune l0I
the young must dance and sing 70 81
them a heat, while the aged sit BY the
fire. The country maid leaves nan Nv Sa
market, and must be sent again. # 'ns
torgets pack of cards on ChFlS'Dl''
eve.
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= ~ 77--T--7-9-T ~ = 20 N
THE HARM MYSTERY.
detectives Think They lIInvs :rixed Upon
-... .-. tho Guilty PArtluH. Ll-L- -Is.-L .L

-. ,aI.-L u tho oulity IIhttiebs -..I-'t III
PIrTsnuRau, Nov. la Rochester, Pa,
special says that additional evidence has
been obtained to-day that Ia another
atrong link In the chain Of proof that Ia
expected to solve the mysterious freight
car murder. Detective Lazaruu, in an
interview to-day, aaid suspicion now
points to two men. They arc pals and
members Of a tough gang. The detectives
have q complete record OF their move.
ments on that day. Itia proven that both
o. these men wers In Pittsburgh on Sun.
day. Thcy wero esen together In tho
Manchester railroad yards near Straw.
berry, between Q and I o'clock that night,
Harm, the victim, had q girl in Allegheny
and one Of these men called at her house
the came night. Upon their roturn to
Rochester one OF them remarked that
Harm would never be seen again and the
other said that he had gone to the work
house for ninety days. OF the men eus.
pocted Of knowing about the murder, one
has light.brown hair, the other man wea,s
hia hair nhort, but 1t Is also light colored.
The one referred to In yesterday'a dis.
patches is being closely watched. Mum.
Der two has disappeared, but his hsunts
are known and he Gan bs sssily appro.
Gended. Detective Lazarus eaid no could
give no reason for the murder except that
1t aeems the men who committed the
crime wero Of class who would kill q
man for q dollar, dr8 -
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FOREIGN: NEWS.
cARNEalE's BOOK DENOUNCED
BY britiih Grandt Jury-They Say It Is
observation-disclosures Of Germany {,
tally OF English snilors-wantas "a
GgS Loan-olhor Matters By Cable.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The grand jury Of
Wolverhsmpton have asked the court to
instruct the governing committee Of the
Froe Library Of Wolverhampton 10 with.
draw Mr. Andrew Carneelo's book,
Triumphant Democracy which has
been presented to the library, on the
ground that 1t ia false, scandalous, defam.
atory, seditious and reasonable libel
against the Queen. The work was pub.
lished In Wolverhumpton. The Recorder
said that he had no power to interfere
with the library committee or to prosecute
the publisher. Some other authority, he
said, might take the ms!tsr up. Those
who heard extracts from the book read
would probably think tho work discrcdit
to tho Free Library. - S"S,''''
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-02
GRAVE GIRL VINO BATrLrD FOR LIFE,

o. ~. y. I'd b.. r|. .HfH q 900
Relief appeared hopslesa, and just as
she sank back in dcopsir, tho ruins settled
down and overhaugins timbers were
raised from limba which were fettered in
the deadly. embrace. No time was to be
lost Go tho fro pressed closer around her.
With an extraordinary effort, Miss Brown
sprang to her feet, and staggering, falling
and rolling she made her way through the
ruins without knowing where she was 20.
ing. Again and again she fell and, as she
says, her strength was almost completely
exhausted, she stumbled forward, falling
head long into an open space, where she
lay unconscious for few moments. Sho
was restored by cool breeze that brought
blood to hor brain, and she again rose to
her feet only to And herself In the COM
para!ive safety OF u small rear yard.
Thence she reached neighbof's house,
and climbing through a balcony sank
down in swoon. a neighbor found her
there and carried her into the street where
she wac given a skirt and some clothing.
She paid no attention to, the kind offers Of
friendly hands but went down to the
scene Of the explosion and remained there
in agony, eagerly scanning the charred
and bruised faces as the fremen carried
tho victims from the huge heap OF splin.
tered material, Over the store room No.
II resided Mrs. Bry ant with her daughter,
Miss Patty. With them were tBo board
ers, Charles Eierd and Mrs. Deasley. Yho
last asmsd was buried 30 deeply in the
dsbriB thst sho cealch Tor her was given
up until others were rsEoyad. !: CHARLES
Ederd was taken out alive but died OF
tho way to the hospital. s} y n
Miss Bryant was bruised, but a heavy
hoRd Of hair protected her and her iujur.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-02

Z CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-I.is announced to-
day thAt branch Of the Society Of Vet
ersns Of the Regular Army and Navy, the
first in this State, has been organized in
Chicago. It will be known az "Genersl
William T. Sherman Command No. J.
Division Of illinois," ~,
The muetering in wss done by Alex. B.
Butte, Commander.in- Chief of the Society
who came from New York City for ths,
purpose. 81. Van Howten was elected
Captain Of the new Command. The
Society Of Veterans is designed to bring
together for social snG benevolent objects
all who have eerved honossbly In the
United States army, whether before, dur
ing or eince the Civil war. H.
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CONFERENCE OF IRlsnMEN.
Irish Satsonsllsts nIeot In Belgium to d
: <ldAs IfDnta

. Il
Irish Nauonsllsts nIoot In Belgium to Dc.
eide Upon a Policy.
New YoRK, Nov. Ia special cable
Dispatch to the Sun from Brussels Gays
that conference Of extreme Irish Nation.
sliats was held in that city on Sunday to
dacide on the future policy Of the party.
Among those present were O'Brien and
Hennessy from Bordeaux, and Owen Muir
ply, Michael Sullivan and Patrick Casey,
from Paris. Sullivan presided, CaDey
advocated dynamite and ehot gun policy.
Dr.. Ma2inn, from Antwerp, counselled a
iarther trisl OF Parnell's Eethodn. The
debate wss long and heated. Csssy's
proposition was rejected by twelve to
eight, the four London delegates refusing
to vote. Dr.. Msginn's yiews was then
sustained, thirteen tc 1oYen. The confer.
enae thaa unanimously adopted resolu-
tioa 10 advise the psople to refrain from
violent measures so long ss thcrs is the
slightest possibility OF winning Parlis-
ment from England by constitutional
means; and thet the conference meet
again six months hence, by which time 1t
will have been determined whether OF
not tho hopes o: Irlshmen can be realized
Oh peaceful terms. 4. "A ~
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Total available for reduction
ALASKA TERRITORY,
Governor sWlneford's Report Shows a 1rert
Increase. of Wealth, -.

S'FoAAoA on AhotoENs AsoLore auoWa GroGt
Increase. of Wealth. =
WAsH1NaToN, D. g., Nov. LA. P.
swineford, Governor Of Alaska, In his
annual report says that the white popula.
zion is principally confined to the south.
eastern section embracing the Hocslled
"Thirty Mile Strip" OF the main land,
the population Of the territory is estima.
ted as iollowa: Whites, 5000; Creolee.
practically white), 1900; Aleutes, 49, :
600; natives, (partially educated and ciyi.
lized), $500; total civilized population.
$4,000; uucivilizsd natives, 26,S0O. Tbs
Oreoles and Aleutes can read and write
either In Russian or their own language.
while not q fow Of the natives other than
Aleutea are civilizsd. Tho Governor saws
that $1,000, 600 ID conservative eatjmats
OF tho value Of all taxable property In thu
territory. exclusive Of the Alaska Com.
mercial Company's establishments. The
increase, he ssyp, will be rapid. @
The Governor says wonderful results are
being achieved in mining, showing the
territory to be rich in the precious metals.
The mine Of Douglas Island during The
year has turned out SlOO, 900 per month.
and there are rich places digging on
Shietando river. The Governor uays that
| 1t is reported that Mr.. Ogilvie, who wa.
sent out by the Dominion Government
Last spring to locate the boundary line be.
tween Alaska and the Northwest Territory
claims that the shietando river is IL
British territory, md has suggested thai
on the strength Of his report bis Govern,
ment Is likely to attempt next summe,
the collection Of miners licenses provided
for in the Canadian law. The Governo,
says that any attempt OF this kind will bt
resisted by the u,ineru, Q large majority .
whom are American cttizsns, and. II Der
siased In will certainly end in bloodahed
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-02
THE SOLE SURVIVOR
Of TIE VERNON DISASTER
Picked Up from o Raft after Suffering 90
Hours from Gold and Hunger-Not
Less thnn Fifty Persons Psrlshsd. y
His Story OF the Wreck. |.

6TuAdnos BAY, Wis, Nov. 1.-Up Ia
the arrival Of the schooner Pomeroy, from
Ohicago, which passed through the bay
to-day, 1t was supposed that not single
survivor was left Of the forty or fifty pso,
pie on board the propeller Vernon, which
went down of ahoboygan early last satur.
day morning. 1t Is now known, however,
that OF least one man live, to tell the tale
Of that terrible night on Lake Michigan.
The Foueroy has on board the only aur.
vivor, SO lar As Is known Of that awful
disaster. The name Of the man IL Alfred
Stone, Of Chicsgo, one OF the Vornon's
crow. He had been In tho water ai1!y
hours, exposed to a bitter, piercing wind
without bite to eat. When the Pomsroy
discovered him on raft last night about
plight Milea from sheboygan ct was a a
clear moonlight night Some was go cold
as to be almost helpless and 60 weak from
hunger that he could scarcely move.
Although utill very weak isosa the eli,
fecta Of hia awful experience, Stone was
able to mako a brief statement Of the
never to be forgotten night, II wss
awakened In the middle OF the night" he
said, "by the cries Of the passengers and
crew tbst tho reese. wss sinking, !
uprang out OF the window and iouna INV.
sell on lie raft with elk other persons.
I cannot say now who my companions
ss.s. Fart q them were members Of tbs
Crew; and part were pa4ssnSsrs. ltseomed
only moment before the vessel had
gone down, and ! belisYe all but few oi
Those on hoard went down With her, |
do not know just how many people were
aboard q! the time, bat the number could
not have been far from fifty. We passed
through al aN..,, -. ..:-,. ..,n. .,.,,. navo,
saw aueh sea as that which tossed our
li.t,,e r9t. at ila mercy: The daylight same
and We hoisted aignal Of distress, using
g coat tledto an oar. Two vessels passed
go near ua on Saturday that they must
have seen our signal, yet for some reason
they apparently made no effort to reach
US. The storm still ragged and 1t NAV bs
that they had all they could do to save
Themselves. -!.1I
"one alter another Of my companions
perished in the cold or was washed off the
raft when they bscams too numb with
cold to hold on any longer. Wo never saw
.ny others from the sunken steamer, and
! don't believe that any others survived.
The vessel wont down 80 suddenly the
c'ew hadn't tlc;e to mar the beatg.p
When Stone was picked up there was
the corpse Of one man on tho raft with
him, the other four having persisted sew
eral hours before. Stone says this man
not Erog. : - ~ :
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60
a GRAVE DESIGNATED.
Tho Body of Young Girl Found in a BOZ
Shipped by a Phynlcinn.

EMO body OF q Young Girl Found In a Box
Shipped by n Phyalcinn.
Dks MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 1.-The dead
body Of a handsome young girl was dis.
covered in box at the Chicago, Rurling.
ton & Quincy railway depot yesterday. It
had been PLACED in q common box and
checked through as baggage. Invea.iga.
tlol proved the carpsq to be the body OF
Kate Dunn, la years oI age, who formerly
resided at Charlton, She afterwards lived
in Ut. Joe, where she died few days ago
and was inferred at Charlton Saturday,
Her grave must have bssn Immediately
dasa"'s!:a :..-a. Ia "ne coroners inquest deyel,
oped the fact the. tbs tTgnk containing
tho body had Leel ehippsd from Charlton
by Dr.. Gillespie, Of j .ss D.s Moinss. hs
was placed under a,sest and admits hsv.
Ing sent the body, but saya hs received 1t
from u man hs did no! know. asgr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-02
New Railroad ot,lclsIs,

The Pennsylvania company has made
some charges OF officials which arc OF in.
terest hereabou!s. Mr.. Reuben T. Smith
has been appointed General Agent OF tbs
Cleveland & Pi!tabureh Division, with
office at Cleveland; Mr.. Edmund Yardley,
Superintendent OF Transportation, with
Office at Pittsburgh. The office Of Real
Estate Agent having hesn created BY the
revised organization, the duties OF that
office will, until further orders, be peform:
ed by the Chief Engineer. }TTT7!
Mr.. James McCrca has been elected
Fourth Vlcs President and General Man.
agsr, with office at Pittsbursh. Mr..
Joseph Wood has bson appointed Gan.
oral Superintendent OF Transportation,
and in the absence Of the General Man.
ager will act for him, with Office at Pitts.
burgh. The changes took effect yester.
day. The object Of the reorgan!z alton Is
to relieve certain officers In the f.eipht
department who have been overworked
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GOVERNOR GORDON
SPOKE LAST N1anTAr CLEVELAND
He Says It 10 All Untrue About Him Being
IN Es.Ru.Kiux-Io Declines to Discuss
Jaukson's spseoh-Goss Back on His
Rocord a. D Leader Ia Outragcs.

OLsvELAND. O., Nov. l.-Govsrnor ]. B.
Gordon, Of Georgia, addressed o large
audierca at the Music Hall tonight. a,
tho end Of hia speech he offered to answer
any questions that might be asked him.
What have you to say OF General
Jsckaon'a speech at Macon ~ inquired a
man In the audience.
"Noshing," said Governor Gordon.
"Do you considsrit 1t treason 2", asked the
same man. Z.
II have nothing TO say" was the Gov.
ernor's reply. n ,l,5,
Gen. G.. ". Morgan, OF Mount Verne on,
introduced tho Governor. General Nor.
gan closed his eulogy by referring to tho
stafs anu stripes, saying that 1t was the
only Tag that could hsncelorth wave ever
the north and aouth. Just. then Governor
Gordon walked rapidly to whore General
Morgan was standiug and uddressed the
crowd; - n IIt1'S M -
II have not come to Ohio to discuss lcc,i
issues" said the Governor. II am pro.
ioundly Impressed with the conviction
that the sooner the barriers that divide
Ohio and Georgia are broken down tho
better 1t will be for your interests and
for mine. ahall not detain Won
by any defense Of myself, nor
ahall | attempt to reply 10 The
unwarranted, ungracious and ungsntle.
manly attacks upon my character. At
Appotomax on thu night OF the ninth Of
Apr4h When the air was still musky with
the smoke OF war, before we had been
paFolsd, l sat on my horse, and gathering
around me the remnants OF my ehat.
tered army, I began to preach tho
reunion OF my country. DEFY
any man to put a finger On any word
Which has ett8ped my lips ailsa that
tlrre Inconsistent wita tho declsratlon.
god knows Wa hava suffered enough by
YaF, We DO not want any more Of II, hui,
l have sometimes thought I/Would be-
willing to see one moro war, thst
We might march uude, tho stars
/ and stripes, shoulder to ahoulder sgsinst a
common foo. II I O,uld oalIths liyhtuiuo % .
down so.night ! would blast forever this
horrible feeling Of sectional hate. Gov.
Gordon then read an extract from Re.
publican paper, saying that his hands wero
still red with the blood OF innocsut ne
Rroes. he then walkea 10 the edge
OF tho platform and asked the re-
porters OF the Republican papers
ifthey saw any blood on his hande. he
paid a high tribute to the faithfulness oi
the blacks in tho South, saying they had
remained behind during the Rebellion
and had protected the wives and daughters
Of THAR us5.ers. The greater part Of the
speeoh WIS devoted to answering the at
tacke nsde upon him by the Leader. The
Governor will remain here until to.mor-
row night, when he will leave for Georgia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAA1s.

Citizens OF New Mexico aud Arisons
complain that their mail servlcs is made.
quate.
Tho total registration Of votes in Oincin-
natl is 5G,S3l, an increase Of 2,0l3 over
last yssr.
Ez.Sscretary of State Geo. RedGeld, OF
Indiana, died yesterday at Elkhsit. He
wss very wealthy.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Buffalo, Rochester 4 Pittsburgh railroad
yesterday, q new mortgage Of $4,000, 600
was authorized.
Military men from japan are iuenecting
our army system. They visited Fort
Leayenworth' yesterday and will 70 to
West Point in few Gays.
A general strike Of all tho switchmen in
Chicago is Threatened on account of the
unpopularity OF Yard MaeterB Meehans
and TiQhe, Of the Union Pacific Road.
The receiver Of the wholesale liouor
frm OF Adams, Smith, sherwin L Co., OF
Chicago, filed report yesterday, ahowing
the liabilities TO be $1SS, ,905, and the as.
Gets $l90,S0S 10. 5llr55i, alai ".
James 0. Braymsn, eyed Is, one Of the
Oldest members Of the Chicago press. died
Yesterday. He was, at the time of his
death, editor Of the Standard, the Baptist
organ Of the Northwest.
The insurance department Of tho Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers shows
that 81 ,00O, 900 have been expended Bince
the organization Of the order, for the relief
Of widows and orphans. Es L. s I, .
Two hundred and fifty job printers OF
Chicago are on strike f5r nine houra.
Several Offices, employing about one hun
dred and dity men, yielded to the printers
demands before tho hour set for the
strike arrived. ~ y. ss 4.
Mrs. Parker. Of Cincinnati, has been
arrested, charged with putting arsenic in
cranberry pie and poisoning three mem
bers OF her family. Her husband died
last winter Of poiooning and che is BUS.
pected Of the crime. e 59li
Presbyterian ministers OF Minnesota
have protested against a recent order of
the Interior Department forbidding the
instruction OF the Indian youths in their
own language at Government schools. a
committee asks that the order be revoked.
| DQHtIcGu luoA tuLOukAOut Luo CUuutEy
are protesting againgt a regent rulo OF the
Postotice Department prohibiting them
| from the use OF second, third and fourth
GLASS mail iwrappers for advertising pur.
poHes. The Postmaster General says it Is
an old law which has never been on.
forced, and be will ask Congress to re.
peal It. q; ~!
The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday refused to sustain the complain
ant in the case Of f. Allen & Co. againss
the Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago
Railroad Company. 1t was claimed that
the company had violated the long and
Bhort haul clause, but the evidence did
not substantiate the charge. i5s
The we'll known Qphir farm in New
York, named by Ben Holiday after bill
famous mine, was sold yesterday by tht
assignee OF tho late John Roach to D
Ogden Mill. Holiday had built stsn,
cactlo on the PLACE, and everything is Ii
baronnial style, the improvements alon,
costing sS0O.000. The price paid for tn,
farm Is not stated. -
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CHAR LEsrON,s CELEBRATION,

Tho City Wrapped In Stars md Stripcs-Ro-
covsry from Elects Of tho Earthly unso. 4
CHARLESTON, S. G., Nov. l.-Charleston's
grand gala week in commcmo,ation Of the
clty's complete recovery from the effects
Of the earthquake began yesterday. Tbs
city is wrapped up in stars and stripes.
Fifty thousand American flags have been
sold during the past week and overy one
Of them is floating In the air. In the
whole city there IS only one Confederate
flag displayed, and tho state flag, with its
palmatto cannot he found. 1t is expect
ed 50,00o visitors will be hsre daring the
week. Every house in town ie opeh tc
strangors and there 10 abundant food and
shelter ior all Of them. q,